Steve GT Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 £30... and an hour.... is all u need! sorry but if u cant afford that u shudnt have the car at all if the shells go and it starts knocking... bits of metal will get into the oil and then it could shag your turbo, oil pump the lot! its just not worth it :/lol i dont need a google lecture on mechanics i am quite aware of what happens when the bottom end shells go thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 u have the money to waste on the piss in shitty gainsborough (which ended up in a massive fight i have to say :/)but u aint got £30 to do the bottom end shells... LIES! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 lol fight aint the word lol was a riot was funny to watch haha pissheadsand i aint replacing the bottom end shells. if im going to do it which i am eventually im doing the full works top to bottom. no point just doing the shells Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig_N Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Just a few pictures of what i could get of your engine they are from my iphone so not the best.Chris is waiting on a few more tools which i think he said hes getting tomorrow but it looks awesome mate and your getting a stage 2 port and polish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 wow craig cheers for that thats immense ;)spoke to him yesterday and he said he's waiting on a few tools to finish off the port cant wait ;)whats the difference then between a stage 1 and stage 2 port? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 iphone fail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 iphone fail.Most of your posts in this thread are so negative bbz ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cheshireglanza Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Most of your posts in this thread are so negative bbz ;)leave him alone he got bummed when he was a child Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 haha! i giv him plenty of praise.... just no one else knows ;)gotta keep up our married couple relationship ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaddzz123 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 leave him alone he got bummed when he was a childBy we all know who!!!! Sneaky bearrrrrr.Can't wait for it to be on the road matey ;)!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Most of your posts in this thread are so negative bbz you get used to it ;)haha! i giv him plenty of praise.... just no one else knows ;) gotta keep up our married couple relationship No one else knows??? including me :lol ;) By we all know who!!!! Sneaky bearrrrrr.Can't wait for it to be on the road matey !!!Me neither mate cant wait for us all convoying to japfest now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidV Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 your mad for not changing the bottom end shells. there the first thing to go tbh out of the whole engine. ORLY!? do them stevo, you've seen first hand the failure rate around here... worth every penny!bottom end- 'knock, knock!!'steve- 'who's that, who's there!?'bottom end- 'it's me steve, it's karma... biting you in the ass!'steve- 'oh noooooo *curls up and cries*'this story is based loosely on true events, be warned. on another note, i need to see the elusive little starb, been a while! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 at gloverright well spoke to chris yesterday and todayengine will be ready on sunday. nice new parts all over (no internals comments please lol) and a nice stage 2 ported head socks is very kindly running me accross to pick it up in his dirty diesel lets hope this ford will make it this time hahaMy bro danny GT is coming over tomorrow hopefully with his angle grinder to cut the holes for my quads and il hopefully be fitting the quadlights, grill and mk1 rear glow panel tomorrow as well as if weve got time test fitting the toms style front bumper going to be a busy week. pics will come as soon as progress is made Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ro55ifumi Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 at gloverright well spoke to chris yesterday and todayengine will be ready on sunday. nice new parts all over (no internals comments please lol) and a nice stage 2 ported head socks is very kindly running me accross to pick it up in his dirty diesel lets hope this ford will make it this time hahaMy bro danny GT is coming over tomorrow hopefully with his angle grinder to cut the holes for my quads and il hopefully be fitting the quadlights, grill and mk1 rear glow panel tomorrow as well as if weve got time test fitting the toms style front bumper going to be a busy week. pics will come as soon as progress is made You boys gonna pop an see me on your way back??? You going through Chesterfield??Coming along nicely mate John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stulet-GTT Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Angle grinder FTW....Jus dont take to much off... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Sounds good mate, an update worthy of some decent pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 You boys gonna pop an see me on your way back??? You going through Chesterfield??Coming along nicely mate Johnil ask matt as he's driving but yeah if were coming that way back could pop in Angle grinder FTW....Jus dont take to much off... Nah we wont just whats needed to get the quads in lolSounds good mate, an update worthy of some decent pics pics will come as soon as i actually get on with it lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 well got the holes cut for the quads today. my bro did it such a neat job i was well impressedUnfortunatly the cross member was bent as hell and snapped in a place so im in need of a new oneanyone know of one please let me know as i cant line and fit the quads up properly without one loli also painted the front bars etc to neaten it up il post pics up tomorrow. rear strip has been taken off too ready to fit my mk1 rear glow badge panel off to pick engine up tomorrow too so il get pics up as soon as i can ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 did u ever recieve that rear strut off ebay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 nope fucking twats lolordered it november he's messed me about something chronicsent a pm lastnight saying its mid january wheres my brace and he said it will be with me mid february. piss take lol so I've asked for a full refund now and im on the hunt for another one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nazzurro19 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 ill avoid then lol got a spare gt glow badge u wana sell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 nah mate fitting mine tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidV Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can't believe you let Elton loose on the starbo with a grinder! Sounding good dude, roll on summer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 elton actually did a brill job lol he's a perfectionist you know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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